[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FOR THE PEOPLE AGENDA IN ACTION

  (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, last year, the American people embraced 
the Democrats' For the People agenda: lower healthcare costs, raise 
wages, and clean up corruption.
  Americans hate corruption. They hate the idea that people are cutting 
the line, breaking the rules, and getting ahead, cheating on the 
system. They want to see us clean that up in Washington.
  And they sent us last year with a very, very powerful message. Three 
things, they said:
  The first was: Make it so that I can get to the ballot box in America 
without running an obstacle course. Make it easier to register and vote 
in this country.
  And in H.R. 1, the For the People Act, we did that. We put that 
proposal forward to strengthen voting.
  The second thing they said was: When you get to Washington, behave 
yourselves. It is that simple. Be ethical, be accountable, and answer 
to the people.
  So we put ethics reforms into H.R. 1, the For the People Act.
  The last thing they said was: When you get to Washington, don't get 
tangled up in the money. Remember where you came from. Work for us, not 
the special interests and the insiders and the lobbyists.
  And we fixed that in H.R. 1. That was part of the For the People 
agenda.

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